re: Any idea on age and score

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I can't seem to pin down when the "peak" rut takes place, when do you feel is that magical time in NEA.

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Seems to me the best time the last couple of years has been last week in October through the second week of November. The middle of that three week stretch has been best for me the last two years. I've taken three 8pt or better in the last two years from nov 3-nov 10, this was the biggest. I passed on two bucks during the hour before him.


This tiny guy got dropped because he was dragging a broken leg. Within 30 seconds of shooting him with a ML a MUCH larger buck ran up, created this scrape and then locked horns with him dead for about a minute before he figured it out. Tagged out at that point but leads me to believe that is pretty high rut activity. This was 2 days after I took a 128 inch 8 from the same stand.


Now take it for what its worth I've only been serious for the past three years. A much better hunter than me swears that the big boys come out at the end of November.

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